Flyers Sign D Michael Del Zotto

NASHVILLE, TN - MARCH 01: Michael Del Zotto #5 of the Nashville Predators skates against James Wright #17 of the Winnipeg Jets at Bridgestone Arena on March 1, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

Michael Del Zotto #5 of the Nashville Predators skates against James Wright #17 of the Winnipeg Jets at Bridgestone Arena on March 1, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have signed defenseman Michael Del Zotto to a one-year contract.

The 24-year-old Del Zotto had a goal and four assists in 25 games for Nashville last year. The Flyers announced earlier Tuesday that veteran defenseman Kimmo Timonen was hospitalized in Finland with blood clots in his lower right leg and in both lungs.

Del Zotto was a first-round pick by the New York Rangers in 2008. He had 26 goals and 95 assists for 121 points in 292 games over five seasons with the Rangers. He had 10 goals and 31 assists for 41 points and a plus-20 rating in his best season in 2010-11.